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Defence questions with solutions
Defence is a General Awareness topic for competitive exams. It appears across bank and railway exams. This page has 8 solved defence questions written to the official pattern, with a worked solution under each.
- Question 1Easy
The 'Agnipath' scheme is related to recruitment into the:
- A.Armed ForcesCorrect
- B.Railways
- C.Banking sector
- D.Postal department
- E.State police
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Agnipath is the scheme for recruiting soldiers, sailors and airmen (Agniveers) into the Army, Navy and Air Force for a four-year engagement.
- Question 2Easy
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force primarily guards India's border with which country?
- A.China (Tibet Autonomous Region)Correct
- B.Pakistan only
- C.Bangladesh only
- D.Sri Lanka
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ITBP is the primary force for guarding the India–China border along the Himalayan frontier, from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh. BSF and others cover different borders.
- Question 3Moderate
The Border Security Force primarily guards India's borders with which two countries?
- A.Pakistan and BangladeshCorrect
- B.China and Nepal
- C.Myanmar and Sri Lanka
- D.Bhutan and Afghanistan
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The BSF is the primary force guarding India's land borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It also supports internal security and counter-insurgency when required.
- Question 4Moderate
Which ministry administers the Border Security Force?
- A.Ministry of Home AffairsCorrect
- B.Ministry of Defence
- C.Ministry of External Affairs
- D.Ministry of Railways
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The BSF is a central armed police force under the Ministry of Home Affairs, not the Ministry of Defence (which runs the Army, Navy and Air Force).
- Question 5Moderate
The BSF Water Wing primarily supports border security on which type of terrain?
- A.Inland rivers and waterwaysCorrect
- B.High-altitude glaciers only
- C.Desert sand dunes only
- D.Submarine patrol zones
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The BSF Water Wing operates on rivers and inland waterways — especially along India's eastern borders — to patrol, transport troops and support surveillance where land access is limited.
- Question 6Moderate
The Central Industrial Security Force primarily provides security to which of the following?
- A.Airports, PSUs and government installationsCorrect
- B.International sea lanes only
- C.State legislative assemblies only
- D.Private retail malls exclusively
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CISF is a central armed police force that secures critical infrastructure — airports, major PSUs, government buildings and other installations — in addition to VIP security duties.
- Question 7Moderate
INS Chilka, the Indian Navy's basic training establishment for sailors, is located in which state?
- A.OdishaCorrect
- B.Kerala
- C.Goa
- D.Maharashtra
- E.Tamil Nadu
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INS Chilka, near the Chilika lake, is in Odisha and is where Navy sailors, including Agniveers, undergo initial training.
- Question 8Moderate
The headquarters of the Indian Navy is located in:
- A.New DelhiCorrect
- B.Mumbai
- C.Visakhapatnam
- D.Kochi
- E.Port Blair
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Naval Headquarters is in New Delhi, as part of the Ministry of Defence, even though major naval commands are based in coastal cities such as Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Kochi.
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Frequently asked questions
How many Defence questions are here?
This page shows 8 worked defence questions from a bank of 8, spanning 2 easy, 6 moderate and 0 hard. The full set is available to attempt in the timed-free practice drills and the mock tests.
Which exams ask Defence questions?
Defence is a standard General Awareness topic across bank and railway recruitment exams.
Are these Defence questions free, and are the answers reliable?
Yes. Every question is free, written in-house to the exam pattern rather than copied from a real paper, and the numeric answer keys are recomputed independently at build time — a wrong key fails the build rather than reaching you.